People that know college football know the name of Mark Richt, head football coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs. They also know that he is follower of Jesus. In interviews that he's done throughout his coaching career, he's made clear that his faith is important in all aspects of his life including coaching. A great example of this is an interview that Yahoo! Sports writer Dan Wetzel did this week. The Bulldogs are in a great position to lock up the SEC East and have a shot of playing in the National Championship game if things fall into place. But even in the midst of that, Richt has his priorites in order.
You can read the article here. There were two quotes that I'll leave you with that stood out from me in the article that Richt said.
The first was: "If we're doing the best we can every day and we're doing it in a first-class manner so that when I go home at night I can lay my head on the pillow and God would be pleased with the decisions I made, how I treated players and the coaches, the media, my wife and kids, I'm OK with that."
The second was: "And Coach Bowden said (following FSU winning the national championship in 1993), 'You know why you don't feel any different? Because that's not really winning the big one. Winning the big one is when you accept Christ as your Lord and savior.'"
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Sunday, April 3, 2011
Spring is Here and So is Baseball: First Royals Game of 2011....In Review
It's spring and it's time for baseball again. I had really gotten tired of winter so it was nice for spring to come around and with it the start of baseball season. With this being my last few months in KC, I want to try and make as many games as I can as I don't know where I'll be in a few months so I made sure to be at the ballpark for the first homestand. It also happened to be a doubleheader as they also were going to have the "Futures Game" between the Royals AA (Northwest Arkansas) and the AAA team (Omaha Storm Chasers).
Because of this, it was a day game on a Saturday. Lane and I made the trip to the ball park and it was a pretty easy ride out. There wasn't any real traffic out and got into the ballpark rather easily. There were some changes between last year and this one. First off, they have free programs they give out instead of buying a program (which means I was one of the last ones in history to win the autograph in the program contest). Second, there are some different sponsors out in the signage (including the Fountain seats not called the Dri Duck seats anymore). And third, the Royals switched bullpens (now out in left field instead of right field).
It was free magnet schedule day so that was cool too. The game itself was a decent one against the Anaheim Angels (I refuse to call them Los Angeles Angels). It was a back and forth game with the teams trading leads. I got to see one of the young phenom pitchers in Aaron Crow pitch. I will say he was really good. He seems as good as advertised. Royals scored in the bottom of the 8th with new Royal Matt Treanor coming through along with Chris Getz. Treanor is awesome in my book because his walk up music is The A-Team theme. That is awesome. Soria came in the 9th to shut it down and pick up the win, which was Crow's first career win. Ironically, it's the first time since May of '09 that the Royals have been above .500 (they were never above .500 all of last year).
After about 30-45 minutes, the second game started. It was cool seeing all the young stars playing. I was really impressed by Mike Montgomery, pitcher for Omaha. He had 4 no-hit innings. Lane and I lasted to the end of the 5th before calling it a day, partly because we both got sunburnt.
It was a good start to the year and looking forward to seeing some more games before the end of my time in Kansas City
Because of this, it was a day game on a Saturday. Lane and I made the trip to the ball park and it was a pretty easy ride out. There wasn't any real traffic out and got into the ballpark rather easily. There were some changes between last year and this one. First off, they have free programs they give out instead of buying a program (which means I was one of the last ones in history to win the autograph in the program contest). Second, there are some different sponsors out in the signage (including the Fountain seats not called the Dri Duck seats anymore). And third, the Royals switched bullpens (now out in left field instead of right field).
It was free magnet schedule day so that was cool too. The game itself was a decent one against the Anaheim Angels (I refuse to call them Los Angeles Angels). It was a back and forth game with the teams trading leads. I got to see one of the young phenom pitchers in Aaron Crow pitch. I will say he was really good. He seems as good as advertised. Royals scored in the bottom of the 8th with new Royal Matt Treanor coming through along with Chris Getz. Treanor is awesome in my book because his walk up music is The A-Team theme. That is awesome. Soria came in the 9th to shut it down and pick up the win, which was Crow's first career win. Ironically, it's the first time since May of '09 that the Royals have been above .500 (they were never above .500 all of last year).
After about 30-45 minutes, the second game started. It was cool seeing all the young stars playing. I was really impressed by Mike Montgomery, pitcher for Omaha. He had 4 no-hit innings. Lane and I lasted to the end of the 5th before calling it a day, partly because we both got sunburnt.
It was a good start to the year and looking forward to seeing some more games before the end of my time in Kansas City
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Comparing Charlie Sheen & "Pacman" Jones: A Case Study
Given the news that's been going on the past several days regarding Charlie Sheen, I've been thinking a lot about the way he's acted and the things he's said. I've tried to figure out the best way to address it. And then comes along an article from Yahoo Sports on a person who has been written about several times on this blog: Adam "Pacman" Jones. I figured it'd be a great time to address the two.
Charlie Sheen, like "Pacman" several years ago, pretty much is living life with reckless abandon. Sheen is partying it up both inside his home and outside of it, said in interviews some ridiculous things, & pretty much exlemplifying the motto "eat drink & merry". On the outside he's protraying this "I don't care about anything, I'm enjoying my life" persona but deep down there has to be a lot of hurt and pain.
It seems that Sheen is on a crash course and seemingly is okay with it. I thought this was the case with "Pacman" as well but thankfully in Adam Jones' case I was wrong. Jones has stayed out of trouble since he joined up with the Bengals. In the Yahoo article, it talks about the changes he's made in his life including cutting out going to the clubs and spending more time with his fiancee and kids. He's quoted in the article as saying "What am I sorry for? There are a million things. I’m sorry for everything.”
I don't know if at this point Jones has a personal relationship with Jesus. The article does point out that it is a process that Jones is going through and he's not all the way there. But it is encouraging. From the man that gave the quote "It ain't no sin to go to the strip club" to be where he is now is encouraging and I hope that it continues. And I wish the same for Sheen as well. I do hope at some point Sheen can turn things around and begin a relationship with Christ. Then indeed he will be winning.
(The Yahoo article on Jones can be found here)
Charlie Sheen, like "Pacman" several years ago, pretty much is living life with reckless abandon. Sheen is partying it up both inside his home and outside of it, said in interviews some ridiculous things, & pretty much exlemplifying the motto "eat drink & merry". On the outside he's protraying this "I don't care about anything, I'm enjoying my life" persona but deep down there has to be a lot of hurt and pain.
It seems that Sheen is on a crash course and seemingly is okay with it. I thought this was the case with "Pacman" as well but thankfully in Adam Jones' case I was wrong. Jones has stayed out of trouble since he joined up with the Bengals. In the Yahoo article, it talks about the changes he's made in his life including cutting out going to the clubs and spending more time with his fiancee and kids. He's quoted in the article as saying "What am I sorry for? There are a million things. I’m sorry for everything.”
I don't know if at this point Jones has a personal relationship with Jesus. The article does point out that it is a process that Jones is going through and he's not all the way there. But it is encouraging. From the man that gave the quote "It ain't no sin to go to the strip club" to be where he is now is encouraging and I hope that it continues. And I wish the same for Sheen as well. I do hope at some point Sheen can turn things around and begin a relationship with Christ. Then indeed he will be winning.
(The Yahoo article on Jones can be found here)
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